Polynomial equation solver



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ATTORNEY Patented June 26, 1951 POLYNOMIAL EQUATION SOLVER Edwin A.Goldberg, Princeton Junction, N. J assignor to Radio Corporation ofAmerica, a corporation of Delaware Application July 30, 1949, Serial No.107,814

10 Claims. 1

" This invention relates to electrical computers, and more specificallyto an improvement in electrical computers of the type which are used insolving polynomial equations.

Electrical computers of the voltage dividing and balancing typeheretofore used in solving polynomial equations having the general formrequired the use of non-linearly wound potentiometers. The complexity ofthe winding tapers required was generally determined by ms", or thedegree of the equation. Furthermore, numerous and tedious adjustments ofcomputer dials were required after the polynomial equation was set up onthe computer in order to obtain a balance and thereby obtain the rootsof the equation. Operation of the prior art computers was not simple andwould usually require trained personnel. No general indication of theapproximate locations and values of the roots of the equation wasprovided. Each of the roots of the polynomial equation would be soughtfor .by a successive balancing procedure.

It is an object of my present invention to provide an improvedelectrical computer for the *solution of polynomial equations which issimpler plurality of channels which are interconnected in series. Thenumber of channels required depends on the degree of the equation beingsolved. Each channel essentially comprises a linear potentiometer and aphase shifting net- ,work consisting of a quadrature phase splittingamplifier and a phase shifter. The potentiometer shafts are all gangedtogether to provide identical attenuation ratios for each potentiometerat all times. The phase shifter rotors are also all ganged together toprovide identical angles of phase shift for each phase shifter at alltimes, Coefficient potentiometers are provided and are coupled toeach ofthe points at which the seriesed channels are interconnected. An a0coefiicient potentiometer is connected to the voltage source. Theoutputs from all the coefiicient potentiometers are summed up andapplied to two cathode ray tube indicators. One of them merely indicatesby a horizontal line when the sum voltage is zero. The second isarranged to fluoresce only when the sum voltage is zero. The beam isalso deflected along the horizontal and vertical axes of the secondcathode ray tube by respective voltages proportionate to :r cos 6 and a:sin 0. Thus, the second cathode ray tube indicates the location(amplitude and angle) of all real and imaginary roots of the polynomialequation. Each channel raises the voltage input to the next higherexponential power and shifts this voltage input by an additional angle0. The coefiicient potentiometers which are associated with therespective channels are preset to the value indicated in the equationbeing solved and multiply the outputs from the associated channelsaccordingly. The linear potentiometers and the phase shifters areoperated by means of their ganged shafts until the summation voltage iszero, as indicated on the two cathode ray tube Oscilloscopes, and thevalues of a: and 0 are then read from calibrated dials respectivelyattached to the potentiometer and phase shifter gauging shafts.

The novel features of my invention, as well as the invention itself;both as to its organization and method of operation, will best beunderstood from the following description, when read in connection withthe accompanying drawings wherein similar functioning parts aresimilarly identified and wherein Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of thecomputing section of my invention and,

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the indicating section of my invention.v

Referring, now, to the schematic diagram of the computer section drawnin Fig. 1, it may be seen that the computer consists of an A. C. signalsource In which supplies any desired unity voltage at the frequency atwhich the computer provides an optimum performance. This voltage isapplied in parallel through a selector switch vI4 to an ac coefficientpotentiometer l6 and to the first of a sequence of series interconnectedchannels. The number of these channels is dependent upon the degree (n)of the polynomial equation being solved. These channels are designatedas at, 20 :c".

Each channel consists of a linearly tapered potentiometer 20 the outputfrom which is angle of phase shift.

ap lied to an amplifier 22 whose gain is unity. In its output section,the amplifier 22, in well known fashion, divides its input into twovoltage components 90 degrees out of phase. These quadrature componentsare used to excite the two phase rotor windings of a phase shifter 24.The output voltage of the phase shifter 2 passes through one polarityreversing switch it in the case of the channel, or first of the sequenceof channels, and through two polarity reversingswitches in all the otherchannels.

The output from the last polarity reversing switch 15, 26, 31 of any onechannel is applied to the linear potentiometer 28 of the next channel.Also connected to the outputs from the last polarity reversing switchesin the respective channels as, x x as" are the selector switches H1 inseries with associated a m, as

. an coefficient potentiometers 58. Each coef ficient potentiometer Ithas a summing resistor 30 connected to its output. The summing resistors30 are all connected together and the resultant voltage is brought outto terminals 32.

The movable arms of 3.11 the linear potentiometers 28 in all thechannels are ganged together by-a shaft 21 so that they eachsimultaneously provide substantially the same resistance ratioandthere'foresubstantially the same output voltage ratio at 'all times.The rotors of all the phase shifters 24 in all the channels are also allganged together by a shaft so that they each simultaneously providesubstantially the same Amotor 34 drives the linear potentiometer gangingshaft 2| and a motor 35 drives the phase shifter ganging shaft 51. Thelinear potentiometer ganging shaft also carries a dial 4| calibrated invalues of x, and the phase shifter ganging shaft carries a dial Mlcalibrated in values of (2, the angle of phase shift.

For thepurposes of explanation of the operation of my invention, let itbe assumed that a voltageof unity is impressed on the first of asequence of 11. series, interconnected, linear "potentiometers. Let itbe further assumed that all ,the movable arms of 'these-potentio'metersare {ganged so that each potentiometer provides the same resistanceratio and, therefore, voltage output ratio at all times. Upon moving theshaft so that all the movable linear potentiometer arms are at theirmidpoints, the output voltage of the first potentiometeris 0.5, thesecond is 0.25, the third 0.125, and the nth potentiometer is Therefore,if the voltage output of the first linear potentiometer is .r, thevoltage output of the second linear potentiometer is the third is 9: andthe nth is x". If a coefficient potentiometer is connected to thevoltage source, the output of each of these series interconnected*potentiometers is applied to an associated co- .efiicientpotentiometer, and the outputs of all of these coefficientpotentiometers are summed up or combined. There is thus provided anapparatus for solving the real roots of a polynomial By setting theresistance ratio of the various coefficient potentiometers inaccordancewith the values indicated in the polynomial equation,

being sure that coefficient potentiometer being set is associated withthe linear potentiometer of the proper degree ofx and by revolving thelinear potentiometer ganging shaft until the sum of all the coefiicientpotentiometer output voltages [is zero, the real roots of the equationare obtained from the settings of the linear potentiometer arms at whichthis occurs. Essentially, this is the operation of my invention.

In each of the channels of a computer according to my invention, I haveintroduced the phase shifter 24 so that my computer solves for both thereal and imaginary or complex roots of a polynomial equation. The outputvoltage a: from the linear potentiometer 2c in the a; channel isconverted to 9:0 by the phase shifter 24. The output voltage from the orpotentiometer is therefore air [0. The output voltage from the linearpotentiometer 2B in the x channel is therefore 1: 0. The output voltagefrom the phase shifter 24 in the 1: channel, by virtue of the phaseshifter ganging shaft, is act E The output voltage from the 01.2potentiometer I6 is (122: /20. Finally, in the as" channel, the linearpotentiometer 2|] output is x"/ (n--1) 0, the output from the phaseshifter 24 in the r" channel is ar m and the output of the anpotentiometer l6 isana:' /n0.

The signs of the coeificients ofa polynomial equation are provided forin the computer of my invention by means of ganged polarity reversingswitches. Ganged polarity reversing switches I5 and 25 determine thesignof the (1.1 potentiometer, ganged switches 26 and 36 determine thesign of the'ae potentiometer, etc. In the nth channel, the sign of thean potentiometer is .determined by polarity reversing switch 39'. If thecoefficient a; is negative, then, by throwing ganged switches l5- and 25in one direction or the other the polarity of the voltage input to thea1 potentiometer is reversed and the output from the in potentiometer istherefore negative. As a result, the output from the phase shifter isalso negative, but this is compensated for by ganged switch 25 which, byreason of the ganging connection, is in position to reverse the polarityof its input. Therefore, the polarity of the input to the azpotentiometer is positive. In this manner, the polarity of the input toany one of the coefficient potentiometers is determined and, thereby,the sign of the output from the potentiometer. Similarly, by throwingganged switches 26, 36 in one direction or the other, the polarity inputto the jCtz potentiometer is made negative, if required. If an isnegative, then the entire polynomialequation is multiplied by (1) andthe respective ganged switches are then operated asindicated by theresultant signs of the coefficients of the polynomial equation.

The ganged selector switches l4 and their ,as-

sociated resistors provide a means for extending the range of the valuesof the variable a: which may be obtained with this computer. The gain ofa channel consisting of a linear potentiometer 20, amplifier 22 andphase shifter 24, with the potentiometer set at its maximum value,should, for convenience, be unity. With the-ganged-selector switches l4setin their upper position, the maximum value of the .r potentiometermay be made to equal ten, instead of unity, if a selector switch I4 isconnected to its associated coeflicient potentiometer [6 through aresistor 42 whose value is determined by (10" -l) Ra where n is thedegree of the polynomial equation, 8 is the subscript of the coeificientpotentiometer l6 with which the selector switch I4 is associated, Ba isthe resistance of the associated coefficient potentiometer l6, and theequation being solved is of the form As a more specific illustration,let it be assumed that an equation where n equals three is being solvedand it is wished to extend the range of a: read on the dials from unityto ten. Using the above formula to compute the value of the resistors,the resistance value of the resistor 42 for the as potentiometer I6 iszero, or the selector switch l4 connects directly to the aspotentiometer [6. The value of the resistor 42 for the as potentiometeris nine times the value of the resistor of the as potentiometer [6. TheValue of the resistor 42 for the an potentiometer is 99 times the valueof the 0.1 potentiometer, and the value of the resistor 42 for the anpotentiometer is 999 times the value of the an potentiometer. iherefore,the actual equation being solved is ao+a1(10a:) +a2(l 3:c) +as(10x) andtherefore the actual value of .7: equals ten times the actual reading onthe a: dial 4|.

When the ganged selector switches [4 are thrown downward to the lowestposition the actual value of a: read on the dial 4| may be made to equal0.1 times the actual dial reading by selecting the value of theresistors 44 connecting the respective selector switches I4 to therespective coeflicient potentiometers Hi to equal the value obtainedfrom the formula where s is the subscript of the coefficientpotentiorneter with which the selector switch is associated, Ra is theresistance of the associated coeificient potentiometer, and the equationbeing solved is of the form To illustrate this further, let it beassumed that an equation is being solved where n equals 3 and it iswished to change the full scale range of the reading obtained on thedials from unity to one tenth. Using the above formula to compute thevalue of the resistors, the resistor 44 associated with the anpotentiometer is zero, or the switch l4 connects directly to the anpotentiometer IS. The resistor 44 for the ar potentiometer is 9 timesthe value of the m potentiometer, the value of the resistor 44 for theas potentiom-eter is 99 times the value of the as potentiometer, and thevalue of the resistor 44 for the as potentiometer is 999 times the valueof the as potentiometer. Therefore, the actual equation being solved isor the actual value of a: is one tenth the reading on the :c dial.

In Fig. 2, there may be seen the schematic diagram for the indicatorcircuit for the computer. An :12 voltage, which is the output voltage atthe potentiometer 2D in the ac channel, is taken from the terminals 46(also shown in Fig. 1) and applied to the input of an amplifiei 48 witha gain of unity. The output of the amplifier 48 excites the stator of anangle resolver 50 which is similar to the phase shifters 24 shown inFig. 1 except that it is connected in reverse. The two phase rotor ofthe angle resolver 59 is ganged on the same shaft 51 as the shaftdriving the phase shifters 24 in Fig. l and makes the same angle 0 withits stator as do the rotors of the phase shifters 24 shown in 6' Fig. 1.In view of its connections, however, the output voltages of the angleresolver are substantially a: sin 0 and 0: cos 0.

A fixed reference phase and amplitude voltage is taken from the voltagesource. l0 through the terminals 52 (also shown on Fig. 1) and, by meansof resistors 54, 55, is added to them sin 0 voltage. This voltage isthen amplified by means of the amplifier 62, rectified by the rectiier64, added to a positive voltage obtained from a voltage source HE, andthen connected to the vertical deflection control electrodes of acathode ray tube 89. The .1: cos 0 voltage output from the angleresolver 59 is similarly added to the fixed reference phase voltage bymeans of resistors 58, (it, amplified by an amplifier 66, rectified by arectifier 68, added to a positive voltage obtained from the voltagesource 16, and applied to the horizontal deflection control electrodesof cathode ray tube 35.

The rectifiers 64, 68 are connected so that they pass only the negativeportion of the amplified wave. Since positive bias is applied totheanodes of the rectifiers, the signals applied to the oathode ray tubeoscilloscope deflection plates will fluctuate dependent upon theresultant input to the amplifier. For instance, ifthe A. C. phase of 1:cos 6 is the same as the phase of the signal source voltage to which itis added (0:0), then the input to the amplifier is a maximum for a givenvalue of x and the horizontal deflection voltage is therefore a minimum.If 9: cos 0 is degrees out of phase with the signal source voltage,then, for a given value of ac, the input to the amplifier is a minimumand the horizontal deflection voltage is a maximum. The verticaldeflection voltage will vary similarly. Therefore, the horizontaldeflection voltage on the cathode ray tube will always be substantiallyproportional to 0: cos 0, the real part of the variable, and thevertical deflection is always proportional to a: sin 0, the imaginarypart of the variable. The bias adjusting potentiometers T2 are for thepurpose of selecting the proper bias voltage values so that the systemis properly responsive and will give deflection voltages on both sidesof the oathode ray tube beam neutral point. Effectively, then, thepotentiometers 12 act as vertical and horizontal centering controls.

The summation voltage which appears at terminals 32 (also shown inFig. 1) is applied to the input of an amplifier 14. A rectifier l6rectifies-the amplifier output which is then applied to the intensitycontrol electrode of the C. R. tube 80. A D. C. bias from a bias source18 is simultaneously applied to the intensitycontrol electrode and itsvalue is adjusted by means ofa bias potentiometer 19. The value 'of theD. 'C. bias is made such that in combination with any output from theamplifier the cathode ray beam is blanked off. Therefore a spot is seenon the cathode ray tube screen when there is substantially zero input tothe amplifier 14. Thus, every time the summation voltage a value of :cwhich satisfies the polynomial equation occurs, and its value isindicated by the location of a spot on the cathode ray tube screen.

The summation voltage is also applied from the terminals 32 to anotheramplifier 82. The output of this amplifier 82 is applied to the verticaldeflection plates of a cathode ray tube 84. A portion of the A.-C.source voltage is applied from the terminals 52 to the horizontaldeflection be actuated by the null voltage. shifting networks may beused in place of the almanac,

plates of the cathode ray tube 84. Thus, when the summation voltage iszero, this is indicated by a horizontal line on the cathode ray tubescreen. Otherwise, the pattern on the screen will be a Lissajous figure.

. In order to use the computer of my present invention to solve apolynominal equation, first,

. the coefficient potentiometers it are adjusted to have a ratiocorresponding to their values in the equation to be solved. Next, themotors 34, 35 that drive the linear potentiometers N, the phase shifters24 and angle'resolver B are started. One motor should be driven at aslow rate and the other at a rapid rate in order to cover an extremelywide range of the variable at. The values of as which satisfy theequation are noted by the appearance of dots on the screen of thecathode ray tube 80. The motors are then stopped and the respective acand 9 ganged shafts are adjusted by hand to give a zero verticaldeflection plates are supplied with the summation voltage. The roots ofthe equation are then read from the a: and. 0 dials ll, 30. Repeatedroots may be determined from the presentation on the cathode ray tube 86by slightly changing the coefficient potentiometer ratio of any one ofthe potentiometers it. If, when this is done, one of the dots on thescreen of the C. R. tube 80 becomes two, a repeated root of the value ofthe variables: associated with that dot is present. The maximum value ofeach of the coefficient potentiometers it isv considered asunity. Apolynomial equation may be altered by division, in a manner well knownto the art, so that all its coefficients are equal to unity or afraction thereof. 7

From the foregoing description, it will be readily apparent that I haveprovided an improved electrical computer system or apparatus for thesolution of polynomial equations which is simple to operate and presentsall the roots of the equation visually so that they are obtained with aminimum of adjustment. It will also be apparent that the components ofthe computer are simple ones which are readily available and easilyreplaceable, when defective. In the foregoing description, the variousvoltage dividing means have been referred to as potentiometers. This isnot to be taken as a limitation of the invention, since any specifictype of linear voltage divider which does not shift the phase of thevoltage may be used. It should be apparent that many changes may be madein the particular embodiment here in disclosed, and that many otherembodiments are possible, all Within the spirit and scope of myinvention. For example, other types of null instopping or slowing thespeed of the motors of the computer in the vicinity of the null voltagemay Also, phase phase shifters. Furthermore, one motor with a variablespeed gear box may be used to drive both the m potentiometer and phaseshifter shafts. Therefore, I desire that the foregoing description shallbe taken as illustrative and not as limiting.

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical computer comprising a plurality of first potentiometricmeans ganged together for each of said first potentiometric means tosimultaneously have a substantially similar attenuation ratio, aplurality of networks interposed between and interconnecting in seriessuccessive ones of said first potentiometricmeans, each of said networkscomprising (1).- a phase splitting ill amplifier-connected to the.output of an. asso iat d first potentiometric means and (2) phaseshifting means coupled to said amplifier output and have ing its outputcoupled to a first potentiometric means following said associated firstpotentiometric means in said series, all of said phase shifting meansbeing ganged together for each of said phase shifting means tosimultaneously have a substantially similar phase shift angle, aplurality of second potentiometric means, each of said firstpotentiometric means being connected in parallel with a separate one ofsaid. second potentiometric means, a last one of said plurality ofnetworks, interposed between and connecting in series a last one of saidseries interconnected first potentiometric means with a last one of saidplurality of second potentiometric means, and means to combine theoutputs from each of said second potentiometric means.

2. An electrical computer as recited in claim 1 wherein each of saidfirst potentiometric means comprises a potentiometer having a linearlywound taper,

3. An electrical computer as recited in claim 1 having, in addition, anull indicating means coupled to said means to combine said secondpotentiometric means outputs.

4. An electrical computer for determining the roots of polynomialequations of the type comprising a plurality of channels interconnectedin series, and a plurality of series combinations, each of saidplurality of series combinations comprising range extending means, acoeff cient potentiometer having its input connected in series with saidrange extending means, and a summing resistor connected in series Withthe output of said coefficient potentiometer: a first one of saidplurality of series combinations being connected in parallel with theinput to the first one of said series connected channels, remaining onesof said plurality of series combinations being respectively connected tothe points of series interconnection between said channels, the outputsfrom all said series combinations being connected in parallel to becombined, each of said plurality of channels comprising (1) a linearlytapered, potentiometer, all of said potentiometers in said plurality ofchannels being ganged for each of said potentiometers to simultaneouslyhave substantially the same resistance ratio, (2,) a quadrature phasesplitting amplifier coupled to the output of said linearly taperedpotentiometer, (3) a variable phase shifter coupled to the output ofsaid quadrature phase splitting amplifier, all of said variable phaseshifters in said plurality of channels being ganged for each of saidphase shifters tosimultaneously have substantially the same phase shiftangle, and (4) at least one polarity reversing switch coupled to theoutput of said phase shifter.

5. An electrical computer as recited in claim 4 wherein said rangeextending means comprises a multiposition selectorv switch, all theselector switches in said plurality of series combinations being gangedto permit a simultaneous change of positions, a first resistor connectedto one of said selector switch positions having a value equal to and asecond resistor connected to another of said selector switch positionshaving a value equal to where, n is the degree of the polynomialequation, 8 is the subscript of the coeificient potentiometer associatedwith said selector switch, and Ra is the resistance of the coefiicientpotentiometer associated with said selector switch, whereby selectingsaid first resistor is equivalent to extending the range of saidcomputer ten times unity and selecting said second resistor isequivalent to extending said computer range to one tenth of unity.

6. An electrical computer for obtaining the roots of a polynomialequation of the type ao+a1x+az$ +a3x +anzr comprising a plurality (n) ofchannels interconnected in series, each of said channels comprising alinearly tapered potentiometer and variable phase shifting means inseries with said linearly tapered potentiometer, each of the variablephase shifting means being ganged to simultaneously provide the samephase shift angle, a source of voltage connected to the first of saidplurality of series interconnected channels, a plurality (n+1) ofcoefficient potentiometers, a first one of said plurality of coeflicientpotentiometers being connected to said source of voltage, each of theremaining ones of said plurality of coeflicient potentiometers beingseparately coupled to the output from each of said channels, means tocombine the outputs from all of said coefiicient potentiometers,variable means coupled to the output of the linearly taperedpotentiometer in said first of said plurality of series interconnectedchannels and ganged with said variable phase shifting means to resolve areceived voltage into its quadrature components at the angle of phaseshift of said variable phase shift means, a cathode ray tube having beamcontrol electrodes, means to impress one of said quadrature componentsupon said beam control electrodes to defiect the beam along a horizontalaxis, means to impress the other of said quadrature components upon saidbeam control electrodes to deflect the beam along a vertical axis, meansto impress a cut-off bias upon said beam control electrodes to suppresssaid beam, and means coupled to said coeflicient potentiometers, outputcombining means to overcome said cut-off bias and render said cathoderay tube indicating when the voltage received from said combining meansis substantially zero, whereby said cathode ray tube indicates the rootsof the polynomial equation.

7. An electrical computer as recited in claim 6 wherein each of saidmeans to impress one of said quadrature components upon one of said beamcontrol electrodes comprises a first resistor connected between theassociated component output oi. said variable means to resolve areceived voltage into its quadrature components and an amplifier, a.second resistor connected between said source of voltages and saidamplifier, means to rectify the output from said amplifier and biasmeans to oppose said rectified output.

8. An electrical computer as set forth in claim 6 having, in addition, anull indicator comprising an amplifier having its input coupled to saidcoefficient potentiometers output combining means, a cathode ray tubehaving beam control electrodes, the output from said amplifier being im-Electronic Engineering,

pressed on said beam control electrodes to deflect the beam of saidcathode ray tube along a vertical axis, said voltage source beingcoupled to said beam control electrodes to deflect said beam along ahorizontal axis whereby a null point in the output from said combiningmeans may be detected.

9. An electrical computer comprising a plurality of first potentiometricmeans, network means interposed between and interconnecting in serieseach of said plurality of first potentiometric means, each one of saidnetwork means including quadrature phase splitting means, phase shiftingmeans connected to the output of said quadrature phase splitting means,a plurality of second potentiometric means, each of said firstpotentiometric means being coupled in parallel with a separate one ofsaid second potentiometric means, another network means connecting thelast one in said series of first potentiometric means in series with oneof said plurality of second potentiometric means, and means to combinethe outputs from each of said second potentiometric means.

10. An electrical computer comprising a plurality of firstpotentiometric means, network means interposed between andinterconnecting in series each of said plurality of first potentiometricmeans, each one of said network means including quadrature phasesplitting means, phase shifting means connected to the output of saidquadrature phase splitting means, at least one polarity reversing switchto which a portion of the output of said phase shifting means isapplied, a plurality of second potentiometric means, each of said firstpotentiometric means being coupled in parallel with a separate one ofsaid second potentiometric means, another network means connecting thelast one in said series 01' first potentiometric means in series withone of said plurality of second potentiometric means. and means tocombine the outputs from each of said second potentiometric means.

EDWIN A. GOLDBERG.

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